CCTV of petrol station gun robbery

CCTV footage shows the terrifying moment an armed gunman stormed into a petrol
station shop, stealing a box of money from a courier.

2:48PM BST 02 Oct 2013

The video, released by Avon and Somerset police, shows the moment a cash-in-transit guard, attempting to leave the Spar convenience shop at a petrol station in Ilminster, Somerset, was the victim of a hold-up.

As he reached the door a balaclava-clad assailant can be seen pointing a gun directly at the courier who immediately surrenders his box full of money, flinging it on the ground.

The gunman fled with the box and an accomplice in a stolen white Ford Fiesta at around 11.30am on September 23.

DC Andy Tearle of Avon and Somerset Police said: ‘This robbery only took a few seconds to commit but the impact this will have on the courier, shop staff and witnesses will stay with them for much longer.

Police say that anyone with information about the robbery should contact police on 101 or call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org